The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...

Correspondence to Dr Kazim H Narsinh, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; kazim.narsinh{at}ucsf.edu Although ...

There are 24 muscles in the upper and lower arm, each controlling specific movements like bending and straightening. Arm muscles can be affected by injuries or disorders, which can lead to weakness ...

Exercises can help improve mobility and strengthen the muscles in the hand and wrist when treating de Quervain's tenosynovitis. Common exercises include thumb stretches, wrist extensions, and using a ...

Abstract: Electrical stimulation of arm and hand muscles can be a functional tool for patients with motor dysfunction. Sufficient stimulation of finger and thumb musculature can support natural ...

The extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) is a muscle in your forearm that works in conjunction with the other muscles and tendons in your arm to help move your wrist and hand. It is in the same ...

ADDUCTION contracture of the thumb presents a most serious disability of the hand. The thumb is useless as an opponent for the fingers, is unable to abduct and rotate and, in some cases, blocks ...

Significant progress in interventional cardiology made radial access a real alternative to a femoral approach in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, it carries some risk of local or ...

Correspondence to Dr Masahiro Sonoo, Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku 1738605, Tokyo, Japan; sonoom{at}fk2.so-net.ne.jp The myotome of a muscle is the basis ...

De Quervain tenosynovitis is pain and swelling in the tendons around your thumb. Specifically, it affects the tendons of two muscles called abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. De ...